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Derek Ling

Trailblazer · DISC type ID
Founding Partner at Blue Bay Capital
📍 Shanghai, China

Derek Ling is a serial entrepreneur and investor, currently a Founding Partner at Blue Bay Capital focusing on mobile internet and AI. A Stanford University alumnus, he founded Chinas top professional network, Tianji. com, and previously led business development for Apple in Greater China. People describe him as passionate and intellectual.

He is passionate about fostering innovation by mentoring young and promising entrepreneurs. His focus extends beyond business to building great products and teams, finding fulfillment in guiding the next generation of founders by leveraging his extensive experience in the tech industry.

He founded Tianji. com, the very first professional social network in China, and successfully built it into the countrys number one platform.

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Current Role
Founding Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Shanghai, China
Personality Overview

How Derek shows up

Values Relationships
Persuasive
Informal

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Priorities

Topics Derek cares about

AI & Mobile Tech
His career as a serial entrepreneur and current role as an investor are centered on disruptive products in the AI and mobile internet sectors.
Startup Creation
He has over a decade of experience building disruptive products and founding startups from the ground up in China's competitive internet space.
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Career

Work history

Founding Partner
Blue Bay Capital
Board of Directors
Viadeo-Tianji
Founder & CEO
Tianji.com
Director of Business Development - Greater China
Apple
Co-Founder & CEO
Qzone.com
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1991 - 1995
Master's & PhD Candidate
Stanford University
2017 - 2018
CEO Class
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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